Combined bag catch and stbap loop



(No Model.)

M. SOHW ERIN.

COMBINED BAG CATCH AND STRAP LOOP.

No. 299,274. Patented May 27, 1884.

M J? dam/"f NITE STATES MORRIS SOHWERIN, on NEW rock, n. Y.

COMBINED BAG-CATCH AND STRAP-LOOP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 299,274, dated May 27, 1884.

Application filed March 28, 1884.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, M. SOHWERIN, of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Bag- Gatches and Strap-Loops; and I do hereby declare the following to a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, which forms part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in combined bag-catches and strap-loops; and it consists in making an opening through the bottom of the catch, so that the strap can pass through, and thus make the catch serve both as a catch and as a strap-loop.

The object of myinvention is to cut away a portion of the bottom of the catch, so as to allow the strap to pass through, thereby saving an extra plate to hold the strap, two rivets, and the time and labor of attaching the plate to the bag-frame.

The accompanying drawing represents a perspective of a device embodying my invention.

A represents a catch, of any suitable construction, and which is applied to the bagframe B. I do not limit myself in regard to (No model.)

the construction of the catch, for this may be varied at will, Cut through the bottom portion of the catch-frame is a horizontal opening, 0, through which the strap D is passed. By this construction the catch is made to serve both as a catch and as a strap-loop.

The ordinary method of attaching the strap to the bag consists in attaching a suitable plate or plates to the bag-frame by means of two rivets, and then passing the strap through these plates. To attach one of the plates to the bag-frame requires two rivets, and the time and labor of attaching it in place. By making an opening directly through the catch, the plate, rivets, and the time and labor are dispensed with, and the construction of the bag cheapened accordingly.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- The combination, with the bag-frame, of a frame for a spring-catch, provided with an opening through it for the strap D to pass through, substantially as shown.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MORRIS SCHVVERIN. 

